Tiny Libraries with Big Stories

Which definition most closely fits the way the word drives is used in paragraph 1?

• to take to another place by car

• to guide the movement of

• to force to go through

• to throw hard or fast

Read paragraph 4. Based on the information in the selection, how do Brooks and Bol most likely feel about the results of their plan?

• Disappointed

• Curious

• Delighted

• Confused

The photograph and caption above paragraph 8 are included in the election to show...

• why some of the libraries become more popular than others

• how library owners must refill their libraries every day

• what steps people use to check books out of the libraries

• how the libraries help people share and enjoy books

What is the Cause?

Effect: Bol builds the first Little Free Library.

• Bol wants to honor his mother.

• Bol thinks his friends do not have enough books.

• Bol wants people to learn to share with others.

• Bol notices that libraries make people want to read.

The tutor wrote this selection mainly to...

• provide information about where to find a Little Free Library

• explain why people enjoy reading books outdoors

• persuade the reader to visit a Little Free Library

• tell the reader about an interesting way to share books

What is the best summary of the selection?

• A man made a little doc and filled it with books for people to borrow. The doc was shaped like a red schoolhouse. The man's friends and neighbors loved the little library and soon wanted to have tiny libraries of their own.

• A man built a box in his yard and filled it with books. His neighbors like the little library, so the man and his friend decided to help get little libraries started everywhere. Today many people enjoy getting books and meeting new friends at the little libraries.